Title
Toward a Miniaturized Generation of Ultrasonic-Based Devices
Abstract
This paper concerns the design method and implementation of main modules, dedicated to miniaturized digital ultrasonic devices, using advanced System-on-Chip technique. It is intended to diagnostic imaging applications such as echography. The proposed implementation allows the integration of all acquisition front end as well as signal and video processing on only one single chip. It will make possible to visualize the ultrasound images in real time. It requires high resolution and real-time image processing. The proposed design, which integrates the B-mode processing modules, includes digital beamforming, quadrature demodulation of RF signals, digital filtering, envelope detection, and video processing of the received signals. This system handles 128 scan lines and 6400 samples per scan line with a 90. angle of view span. The design uses a minimum size look-up memory to store the initial scan information. Rapid prototyping based on ARM/FPGA platform combination is used to validate the operation of the described system. This system offers signifficant advantages of portability and a rapid time to market.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1142/S0218126607004064
JOURNAL OF CIRCUITS SYSTEMS AND COMPUTERS
Keywords
Field
DocType
ultrasonic,focusing,digital beamforming,DSP,DSC,FPGA,SoC circuit techniques
Front and back ends,Beamforming,Digital signal processing,Video processing,Computer science,Image processing,Electronic engineering,Chip,Envelope detector,Computer hardware,Scan line
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
16
6
0218-1266
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
4
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Abdallah Kassem1203.74
Mohamad Sawan2774172.87
Mustapha Hamad343.34
Ali Massoud Haidar444.22